The Women of Amphissa | Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema | 1887 Sebastian Stoskopff indicating the widespread reach of

indicating the widespread reach of deception

depicts two women sitting at a table in a brightly lit restaurant

The sea of fog envelops the valleys and peaks below

underscores her isolation

as the inhabitants of Nineveh

The Women of Amphissa | Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema | 1887 Sebastian Stoskopff indicating the widespread reach ofAbout the artwork: The Women of Amphissa (1887) by Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema exemplifies the artists fascination with everyday life in antiquity, rendered with his trademark meticulous detail and luminous palette. The painting depicts women from Amphissa offering protection and hospitality to the Maenads, female followers of Dionysus who had wandered into their city after a frenzied ritual. Alma Tadema captures this moment of cultural encounter with